#like kaz!!! oof

[captain-habit]

Today gave me one of those encounters that made me go "Oh.. Oh man I am way too much of a geek for you to be asking me this question."

Went to the grocery store wearing my Transformers split Autobot / Decepticon insignia shirt and there are these guys out front running a booth for charity n they compliment me on it. They then ask me what my "favorite" on is... which............ stops me. There are a lot of categories to pick a "favorite" from, so I ask "from classic or something newer". They both look a little confused but laugh and say both.

Bottom line is, I names a few, they recognized NONE of them, and when I asked them who THEY liked, they started talking about the Bay movies.

It was like. "AH." lol

They were good dudes, and I got to tell them about how I had to/got to go through n pass set rubble when they were filming the third movie in Chicago, to get to class etc but man. I know way too much about Transformers for that question lmao

[kindness-ricochets]

Tagged by @sparrowmoth um... a while ago! But now I'm getting to it :) Rules: Post the names of your WIPs and open your ask box for questions about them. I have other WIPs, but decided to only list the ones I can see myself ever finishing.

Published WIPs

Chocolate and Flours (T; non-traditional format; Six of Crows/Shadow and Bone GBBO AU set in modern-day London) - centrally, I had ideas for this one, would probably be another two chapters to complete.

Decoration (T; post-Crooked Kingdom; Wylan addresses some of his challenges with self-worth with a focus on fashion and aesthetic) - probably another two chapters. Honestly writing that makes me so sad. I should be able to manage two more chapters!

Of Ships and Chance Encounters (G; Six of Crows/Shadow and Bone; "the wyrate AU") oof, I don't even know how long this one would've been...

Unpublished WIPs

Fic #6 in the House of Van Eck series. Angst - unions - sass! It's... oh boy. Already 40k and maybe halfway written.

Jannibal. A modern SoC AU in which Jan is a cannibal.

Post-CK, Jes can't decide between running with Kaz or staying with Wylan

Unwritten WIPs

The SoC library AU

Not sure who to tag, but if you see this and you like the idea, consider yourself tagged! :)

[yaoishida]

jesper: lol im dying help

wylan: oof same

nina: me asf

kaz: good

inej: rip, what's up?

jesper: no like im legit dying

jesper: some guy stabbed me in the McDonald's parking lot

jesper: the lol is a habit

jesper: *sends a blurry picture of himself dabbing in the ambulance*

4 people are typing...

[badlucksav]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you @nyamadermont for the tag!

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 199. I don’t know what the 200th will be yet 😅

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 1,836,320. That’s a whole lot of characters kissing.

3. What fandoms do you write for? My most common ones are Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: Legend of Korra, but I’ve also written fics for The 100, Six of Crows, Law & Order: SVU, Spiderman (Tom Holland), Harry Potter, MCU, The Last of Us, Soul Eater, Spy x Family, Stranger Things, and Twilight.

Honestly though I haven’t been writing much fanfic. I’ve shifted what focus I have for writing to poetry and original fiction.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

1. The Proposal — a Zutara AU based on the 2009 Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds movie of the same name.

2. An Unlikely Alliance — a Zutara season 2 divergence fic where they find themselves traveling together

3. Your Number 1 Fan — a NSFW Zutara AU where Katara is a cam girl and Zuko is a subscriber

4. Perks of Being Your Neighbor — a Zutara modern AU with fluffy good “neighbors” tropes as well as big brother Zuko to an orphaned Kiyi.

5. Play with Fire — yet another Zutara modern AU. This time, they’re in college. Slowburn, tons of pining.

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to! Comments are a writer’s lifeblood. The only time I usually don’t is if the comment is rude or demanding of an update.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

That would hands down be The Conduit, if only because I left it on one hell of a cliffhanger and then never wrote the sequel.

My bad yo

Second angstiest (sort of?) would be The Ghost of You (iykyk)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I like happy endings, so I feel like most of my fics have one. I’d say, for the level of pining and enemies-to-lovers aspect, The Proposal probably takes that cake.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Can’t get hate if you write rare pairs or rarely post

But yes, I used to. It actually drove me away from posting on ffn, and also drove me away from the Zutara fandom for a long time (and even still, I’ve never really come back).

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Oh yes, oh yes I have. And I write everything from soft vanilla first time sex to dirty kinky hot sex. Fully depends on my mood.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I don’t write them much, but the crackiest one was definitely the drabble I wrote throwing Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy, Joel from The Last of Us, and Kaz Brekker from Six of Crows into an elevator together.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I think I’ve had a few requests for permission to translate, but I’m not sure if anything was ever actually translated.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I co-wrote with @idklolwot!

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Oofers, what a loaded question. All time favorite? Like I have to pick one?? Impossible.

It’s a tie between Irosami and Zutara.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Oof, at this point like all of them 💀 at least as fanfic. I’m considering taking some and turning them into original fiction.

16. What are your writing strengths?

People seem to like the character interactions I write as well as how i describe settings and the character’s inner monologues.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I definitely find the climax/conclusion to be the hardest. Maybe that’s why I never finish fics.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

If I spoke other languages fluently, I think I’d give it a try. But I don’t, so I won’t.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

First fandom I wrote and posted for was Avatar: The Last Airbender. But I recently unlocked memories of writing super cringe Twilight fanfic in middle school that never saw the light of day.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

This answer changes often. There are so many fics I love for different reasons (The Conduit is some of my most creative work, The Fire and the Flood is some of my best writing, The Proposal is actually finished…) but as of right now, it’s The Fire and the Flood. Maybe because I’m rereading it and falling in love with it again.

Tagging some of my favorite writer folks. If you’ve already been tagged, feel free to ignore 🤣

@orangepanic @neva-borne @mycomfortblanket @krastbannert @authorjoydragon

[stray-kaz]

A Better Distraction : a Jesper Fahey x reader FF : Twelve

The light beyond the tiny window in Jesper’s room was dim and grey when Kaz knocked on the door, wary considering what had happened the last time. Jesper opened it to him, bare to the waist and his trousers only just hanging on at his hips, pulled on at a second’s notice.

“Yeah?” he mumbled blearily, rubbing at his eyes with his free hand. “It’s early, Kaz.”

Kaz raised his eyebrows.

“I’m very sorry if her royal highness didn’t get her beauty sleep, but the tattooist is here. You wanted last minute art, you get last minute time” he replied calmly.

Jesper turned to look over at you, curling into the warmth he had left behind in the bed, one of his shirts dwarfing your frame. He glanced back at Kaz and nodded.

“We’ll be down in a minute” he said, and slowly closed the door.

He padded back across the room to the bed and knelt down beside it, knees cold on contact with the wooden floorboards. He gently grasped your shoulder and shook it, smiling at you as soon as you opened your eyes to sleepily peer at him.

“Morning, sleepyhead” he murmured. “Are you ready to become a Crow?”

You sat up quickly and fell into his arms, giggling as he fell dramatically backwards onto the floor with an ‘oof’ and wrapped himself around you. He felt you press a kiss against his bicep before rolling off him onto your knees.

“I have to get dressed!”

You jumped up and rummaged in the piles of clothes Kaz had commissioned for you and came out with a short sleeved blouse and leggings like those Inej often wore. You slipped your socked feet into boots and ran your hands through your shaggy hair, slowly growing out past your ears.

You felt a familiar, warm hand touch your hair, fingers carding through the strands.

“Are you growing it out?” Jesper asked quietly.

You shrugged.

“Haven’t decided yet” you told him honestly. “I kind of like it now. A girl with short hair is not a Kaelish princess, just a girl.”

“A Crow” Jesper corrected, and received your grin. “I like it, too.”

You stretched up as high as you could on tiptoes and pulled him down the rest of the distance to kiss his forehead, fingers framing his ears.

“A Crow” you repeated, whispering. “Let’s go.”

The others were all ready and waiting with expectant smiles as you stepped down off the stairs and rounded into the common area. Kaz was standing next to a man dressed in black from head to toe, except for his hair, which was a shock of premature grey curls. He smiled and waved a needle gun in your direction.

You swallowed and Jesper lightly squeezed your waist, nudging you on.

“It’ll hurt” he admitted. “But I figure you’ve been through worse, probably.”

You rolled your eyes at his insinuation and walked towards the appointed table, taking a seat and setting your right arm down on the flat surface, forearm facing up.

The tattooist was just raising the tool, ready to bring it down against your skin, when the door to the Slat blew open and two very familiar, and angry, adults marched inside. They let a streak of dingy grey light in with them, but it died as the door swung shut. You stared at your parents, saw out of the corner of your eye Jesper reaching for his weapons. You put a hand on his and he paused, still, but ready all the same.

“Mother” you said tightly. “Da. Welcome to Ketterdam, the place where people either thrive or die.”

At the last word you spoke, Inej drew two knives, Jesper spun a revolver around on two fingers, and Nina raised her hands, all of them prepared. Bethel and Caolán gazed back at them, eyes hard. You noticed that your mother’s eyes were also full of pain, but you’d had your fill of her kind of pain so you closed yourself off to it.

“So what of you, child?” the king asked you.

You lifted your chin, meeting his gaze frankly.

“I have thrived” you answered. “And been loved.”

He gave a most un-kinglike snort of derision and your mother stepped forward, pointing a furious finger at Jesper, who looked back at her with soft, emptied eyes.

“That man killed my nephew!” she exclaimed angrily. “Your cousin!”

You folded your arms over your chest and leaned your back on the edge of the table.

“Yes” you said. “He did. The man you were forcing on me. Can you imagine the deformed children born from that kind of union?”

Your mother gestured at Jesper again.

“So you choose a gutter rat instead?” she demanded.

You bristled all over and stood up, fire brimming over and limning your skin, fluttering over your clothes. Your parents both took a step back, while Jesper and Nina smiled. Inej slipped her knives away and Kaz watched with interest, never having seen a girl actually on fire before. Matthias watched you warily, but said nothing.

“He is not a gutter rat” you said fiercely. “And so what, anyway, if he is? I love him. But there is no point explaining that to you. You don’t know what love is.”

Bethel opened and closed her mouth, seemingly at a loss for words. You shook your head and sat back down, putting your arm against the table again. The needle whirred to life.

“If you so much as let that needle touch your skin, you will be cut off from your family and you can never come home again” Caolán announced, glowering at you.

Jesper glanced down at you where you sat, an inkling of worry in his gaze, but you just shook your head at him and briefly squeezed his hand with your free one, your eyes fixed on your father.

“This is my family and this is my home” you said, and pulled the needle down onto your skin, ignoring the burning sting.

And then there were seven.

No pressure tag: @thegeeksideofsr​

[kazamajun]

ship ask game 1 thru 20 but ur free to skip the ones u dont like

ship ask game @scalproie you absolute madlad but i'm into it so here goes for the kazjuns

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Who would ask “would you still love me if I was a worm?” and how would the other(s) respond? Hard canon-wise I'd have to say neither, but that's not a fun answer so I offer you a hypothetical scenario of Jun asking what if she was (insert species of bird) and Kazuya responding that he would ensure the cultivation of her most ideal habitat and that he'd listen to her birdsong each morning.

Who comes up with the best date night ideas? Depends on how you define 'best'. Kaz I feel leans towards the extravagant and large in scope, while Jun is more comfortable with lowkey stuff, and both could find things to enjoy about the other's tastes that might even surprise them. Random examples: indulging in nature is something he could enjoy bc it is a getaway from stress and people, and Kaz gets her into his helicopter at least once and she likes it more than expected bc, despite having been on planes and such before, the sensation is different and the view is enjoyable.

Who’s better at carnival games? Obvious answer is they're equally matched. Both of them have absolutely insane hand/eye coordination.

Who drags the other(s) onto a rollercoaster? I could see Jun being the one doing the convincing, as he probably thinks rollercoasters are silly.

Who does the most chores? I see it as fairly equal, they each have their own preferred tasks (Kaz and the morning miso! 💞) but split in ways that feel fair.

Who gets drunk the quickest? Oof, tough call. I don't see either of them as the type to drink much but Kazuya's tolerance is probably higher.

Who watches the most reality tv? Neither. I can't see it appealing to Kaz, and Jun is more of a nature documentaries kinda person.

Who insists their way is better even though it’s objectively the worst way? KAZUYA. In stubbornness stakes they're about the same but his ideas are awful.

Who believes in ghosts? Jun, she canonically spoke with her dad's spirit after all!

Who texts the most memes to the other(s)? I'm not sure Kaz knows what a meme is, and Jun's texting would be like those 'good morning!' flower images lol

Who makes the most typos/autocorrect mistakes? Oh man I'm so conflicted here bc Kazuya is such a meticulous guy, but the thought of him getting screwed over by autocorrect changing his words and not knowing how to fix it is damn funny

Who’s a more nervous flyer? Neither, they're both comfortable.

If they have matching pfps, are they cute, funny, weird, etc? I'm not sure if they would but if they did, it'd probably be a professionally taken picture of them together.

Who’s better at writing professional emails? Jun. She's way better at sounding professional. Kaz tends towards the blunt and commanding in tone.

Who steals the other(s)’ food? Neither, they share!

Who’s more willing to commit murder for the other(s)? Kazuya obviously.

Their child is chanting “McDonalds! McDonalds! McDonalds!”, who says they have food at home, joins the chant, or buys a single black coffee and leaves? Jun says they have food at home, Kaz orders the coffee and leaves.

Who uses more slang? I don't think either of them do but also don't have strong feelings on this one.

Who uses emoticons? EMOJI LOVER JUN IS REAL AND TRUE TO ME

Who would absolutely slay at the met gala? They're both monarchs who coordinate and maximize a joint slay.

[thoselethalarts]

𝓚𝓪𝔃𝓾𝓸 𝓖𝓾𝓮𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓻𝓸 - 𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂

(SR) Lab Coats (Part 2): "I Can’t Really Turn Back Now."

(NRC: Woods Behind Campus)

Kazuo: W-WHOAA-! (THUD) OOF! Kazuo: Damnit… Why are there so many things to trip over out here? Kazuo: C’mon Kaz, this is the last day to get this done. Just gotta stick it out for one more day and you’ll never have to hike out here again. Kazuo: But… ugh, I feel like I haven’t made any progress at all on finding that mushroom that Jade wants���! Kazuo: How the hell does Crewel expect us to collect these ingredients if we have to go through so much trouble to get them?! Only one guy on campus has them and he’ll only give them away for high-value trade?! Kazuo: I can’t imagine anyone else had luck either if I’m struggling this much… Maybe he'll give us a pass if we all came back empty-handed…

(Snap!)

Kazuo: -?!

(Kazuo immediately turns around and rears his bat back at the ready)

???: Whoa now! No need to be pointing your bat at me, I’m friendly~

(Vantablack emerges from the underbrush and comes into view)

Kazuo: Oh-! Hey Vanta! Sorry, I thought you were some kind of wild animal or something. Kazuo: How’s it going? And… why are you sneaking around in the woods?

Vantablack: I’m not sneaking anywhere! I was just going for a little walk, getting some fresh air. You know, normal things.

Kazuo: Oh, fair enough! It is kinda nice out here… or well, it would be if I didn’t have this stupid assignment I had to focus on.

Vantablack: Oh yeah? What’s going on? Vantablack: Lemmie guess, you’re out here looking for something for an assignment? Alchemy, right?

Kazuo: Kind of- actually yeah, how’d you know? Kazuo: Are you… secretly a psychic?

Vantablack: Hah! Not exactly. Vantablack: Every time I’ve come out here for the last week there’s been people trudging around looking for alchemy ingredients. You haven’t been the first.

Kazuo: Oh, okay yeah, that makes more sense. Kazuo: Well… If you’re out here all that often, maybe you’ll know where I can find this ingredient I’m looking for.

Vantablack: Oh yeah? And what might that be?

Kazuo: Well… it’s kind of a long story, but…

(Fade cut while Kazuo recaps his tale to Vantablack)

Vantablack: So lemmie get this straight, you need this really rare mushroom to trade for another mushroom so you can take it back to your class? Vantablack: And since we don’t grow any on campus, your only luck is to find some either in the wild or get some from Jade, who’s holding it for ransom.

Kazuo: I wouldn’t call it ransom, more just a trade or an exchange. But yeah, that’s about it.

Vantablack: Heheh… sounds to me like you’ve been sent on a wild goose chase, Kaz.

Kazuo: What do you mean?

Vantablack: I mean, how do you even know this mushroom exists and Jade isn’t just making up excuses to not let you have any of what he has? I can see him doing that just for a good laugh.

Kazuo: Marcus said the same thing when I told him about it, but I just don’t think Jade’s that kind of person. I mean, he took the time to grow that really finicky mushroom all on his own, so he can’t be all that bad. Kazuo: I looked up that mushroom online just in case, and he was telling me the truth about it. I know it exists, I know what it looks like, and I know approximately where it’s supposed to grow. Kazuo: Now it’s just a matter of finding it, and I have until sundown to do it.

Vantablack: Sundown? Why sundown?

Kazuo: One of the things I read about the mushroom is that it’s really mobile. It, like, squishes back into the ground during the night, and pops back out again during the day. Kazuo: Once nightfall comes, I won’t be able to harvest it until the sun comes back up. Kazuo: Today is my last day to look for it too; that lab period for my class is tomorrow. I need to get some of that mushroom he has before then, or I’ll be letting my whole group down.

Vantablack: Sounds like you’ve really got your work cut out for you then. I won’t hold you back-

Kazuo: Wait! Actually, if you’re not busy, Vanta, maybe you could help me look for it?

Vantablack: Hmm? You want me to hunt mushrooms for you?

Kazuo: Not entirely! Just- help me keep an eye out for it! Kazuo: You’ve been through these woods probably a hundred times more than me. I’ve been hiking through here for a whole week and have come up completely empty-handed. Kazuo: Pleaaase? Just this one time? I could really use your help, Vanta!

Vantablack: Alright, alright! I’ll help, but only ‘cuz I think it’s cute that you begged. Vantablack: It’s been a while since I’ve hunted for something that’s actually a challenge to find, too. It’ll be good practice, so I don’t get rusty.

Kazuo: Awesome! Thank you so much!

Vantablack: Yeah yeah, so tell me about what this thing looks like.

Kazuo: So it’s a small mushroom with a thin stem, and it grows in little clusters like this. Kazuo: It’s dark purple on top, and its underside and stem are pale blue, and it kind of looks like it’s glowing when it gets hit by the light.

Vantablack: …That’s it? I thought you said these were supposed to be rare, I saw some growing earlier while I was trekking around.

Kazuo: REALLY?! Where?!

Vantablack: Back that way, sticking out of one of the trees. Vantablack: I’m pretty sure I remember where I saw it. Follow me, I’ll retrace my steps.

(Vantablack and Kazuo trudge through the underbrush, footsteps crunching on dirt and twigs as they walk)

Vantablack: See it? Riiiiight up there. It’s hanging off the trunk of this tree, maybe about 15-20ft above us. Vantablack: When I was walking around earlier, I saw a funny looking shadow on the ground. So I looked up and saw that mushroom waving around in the treetop. Vantablack: The light hitting it made the shadow turn purple. Pretty cool, but I didn’t need it for anything, so I just kept walking.

Kazuo: No way, there it actually is…! Vanta, you’re a hawk-eyed genius!

Vantablack: I know~

Kazuo: Man, no wonder I couldn’t see them before… I probably should get some new glasses when I get home. Kazuo: But, now that I know where it is all I have to do is grab it! Uhm… but how am I actually gonna do that…?

Vantablack: Just… climb up there and grab it? What’s the big deal?

Kazuo: Well, uh… I’ve never really climbed a tree before. I’m kinda afraid of heights, actually.

Vantablack: You’re gonna let that stop you? I thought you Savanaclaws were supposed to be more resilient than that.

Kazuo: I’m not gonna let it stop me! I just need to figure out how I’m gonna do this without getting hurt… Kazuo: I could try and use magic to get it down… but that might damage the mushroom, or worse yet it’ll send a whole branch tumbling down on top of my head. Kazuo: If I had a broom I could fly up there and grab it… but it’s already getting close to dark, if I went back to get one by the time I got back it’d probably already be too late.

Vantablack: Probably shoulda thought of that before you got out here.

Kazuo: I know! I was already so nervous about how close I was cutting it on this deadline, I just wasn’t thinking. Kazuo: The easiest way really is just climbing up and grabbing it myself, I think. I’m not looking forward to this…

Vantablack: Ah, it’ll be fine! If you fall, I’ll just catch you, how about that?

Kazuo: You sure that’ll be safe?

Vantablack: Brother, I can lift a full-grown man over my shoulder with one arm. Catching you would be like holding a handful of grapes~

Kazuo: Alright then… whew. Can you give me a boost to this lowest branch, then?

Vantablack: Sure thing.

(With a bit of shuffling, Vantablack helps hoist Kazuo up into the tree’s branches)

Vantablack: Uuuup you go!

Kazuo: W-Whoa… okay, this is immediately intimidating…!

Vantablack: Just keep moving! Find a momentum and put one hand over the other, you’ll be fine!

Kazuo: A-Alright…! Kazuo: One hand over the other, one hand over the other… don’t look down, just keep moving, one hand over the other… Kazuo: I-I think it’s working…! I can almost reach it now! Just a little bit further and…!

(Kazuo plucks the mushroom out from the trunk of the tree)

Kazuo: I-I got it…! I got it!!

Vantablack: Hah! And you didn’t even fall, how about that~

Kazuo: Oh god, that’s right, now I need to get back down. Uh… Kazuo: H-Hey Vanta? How do I get down, exactly?

Vantablack: Just climb down?

Kazuo: U-Uh… This is really high up. I don’t think I can…!

Vantablack: Just do what you did in reverse!

Kazuo: But the mushroom…!

Vantablack: Oh my god, just throw it down and I’ll catch it for you. Sheesh…

(After some scuffling, Kazuo finally manages to get down from the tree)

Kazuo: Y-You still have it, right?

Vantablack: It’s right here in my hand. See?

Kazuo: Okay, thank god. Kazuo: Hahaha… M-Man I can’t believe I just did that. My everything is still shaking.

Vantablack: Still got one last branch to go. Hop on down, you won’t get hurt from that height.

Kazuo: Yeah… yeah, you’re right. Kazuo: Thanks for helping me with that again, Vanta. I don’t think I coulda done it without your-

(Kazuo hops down from the tree, making an audible squish on impact)

Kazuo: Wha-? Aw man, what the hell did I just step on? I hope that wasn’t an animal turd or something… HUH?! Kazuo: YOU’RE KIDDING ME- A FROGDOSS MUSHROOM?!

Vantablack: Huh? What, that silly thing? Yeah, they’re all over the place around here.

Kazuo: This is-! That’s the mushroom I’ve been needing this whole time! You’re telling me I coulda been finding them all over the forest floor in here?! Kazuo: Damnit…! I’ve been so busy looking up in the treetops for the velvet-cap that I wasn’t looking down at my feet for the frogdoss! I really WAS sent on a wild goose chase!

Vantablack: Pff- Bahahaha! You spent this whole week looking for a stupid tree-mushroom when you coulda been done on day one if you just looked down?! Vantablack: Oh, that’s rich~ You really would have failed if you didn’t meet me here in the first place~

Kazuo: Man… Now I just feel stupid. I spent all this time looking for this super-rare mushroom, and now I have it and I don’t even need it anymore! It’s just gonna go to waste… Kazuo: …Wait. This is a super-rare mushroom. I might not need it, but maybe Crewel will give me extra credit if I bring it back to class! I bet nobody else in class found something as cool as this EVER! Kazuo: Though, I would feel bad if I didn’t give Jade some too… since he looked like he was really looking forward to getting some… Alright, that settles it! Kazuo: I’ll just tear up some of this squished frogdoss here by my feet and bring that back to class, take one of the velvet-cap back to Jade, and bring the other back to Crewel! Everybody wins!

Vantablack: Soooooo… are you gonna pay me for helping you out? My services aren’t exactly free, you know.

Kazuo: Huh? I mean I can, but I don’t have any money on me right now…

Vantablack: Hm… ya know what? I’ll just take one of these.

(Vantablack grabs one of the velvet-cap mushrooms from Kazuo’s hand)

Kazuo: Wha-! Hey!

Vantablack: What? You found three of them and only need two, right? So me taking one shouldn’t be that big of a deal.

Kazuo: I mean, I guess not, but-

Vantablack: Besides… I’m kinda interested to see what this tastes like~

Kazuo: Tastes…?! I mean… Okay, well, you have fun with it then, but are you sure you should be eating that? I don’t even know if it’s poisonous or not.

Vantablack: Ehh, it doesn’t matter. I’ll find out on the way back to Diasomnia~ Vantablack: Homph~

(Vantablack pops the mushroom into their mouth)

Vantablack: Oh! It’s sour! A little bitter… tastes like a weird, salted lemon rind. I kinda like it, actually~ Vantablack: Well, catch ya later, Kazzy~ I’ll see you in the medical ward if it turns out this is poisonous!

(Vantablack trudges away happily, leaving Kazuo alone in the forest)

Kazuo: Man, they’re a weird one alright, but at least they’re happy I guess? Kazuo: And ya know what, I’m happy too~ Today’s been one hell of an adventure! Extra credit, here I come!

/ End

[cryptvokeeper]

if you liked Hbomberguy hunting down the origin of the Roblox OOF or Sarah Z breaking down the origin of Oppa Homeless style may I suggest Kaz Rowe uncovering the origin of the story of the French jester slapping the kings ass:

[disregardcanon]

kaz rowe put out a video today about the history of unicorns, and i'm only halfway done but oh gosh am i getting flashbacks

when i was in like, kindergarten, my cousin who was the same age as i am and i decided that unicorns were real. cuz we liked them

we each had a horde of unicorn stuffed animals with names like "uni-say" "uni-see" "uni" and "uni-sigh" and we played with them all the time with her younger sisters and our other cousins. i decided that adding uni to something made it mean something in unicorn language. fairly sure that was because of the strawberry shortcake show where everything was berry instead of very

there was this little flower bush with pink and purple flowers that i decided was somehow related to unicorns. just because.

i tried to convince my friends at school that they were real too. i don't remember if i got any of them or not

the cousin lived in a woodsy area of st. louis at that time and when i went to visit she was like "i saw a unicorn in the woods by my house and also at my HORSE BACK RIDING CLUB" and then i was like HELL YEAH THEY ARE REAL THEY ARE REAL THEY ARRRREEEEEEEE

i then proceeded to raid the public library for materials about unicorns. i found some nonfiction books about the origin of myths surrounding different magical creatures and my mom was like "see darling it's fake. they're fake. that's why they're in this book" and i was like "but mommy! they used to mean jesus! and they were in the bible!" and she was like "yeah they thought lots of wrong things back then" and then i was like "ARE YOU SAYING THAT JESUS ISN'T REAL! because unicorns MEAN HIM!?!?!" and she was just like okay. whatever. believe in unicorns if you want. just don't let your dad hear you say i don't think jesus is real, oof

i know i still was holding onto that idea in late 2nd grade. maybe 3rd grade too. i remembered reading some unicorn chapter books at the school library when i still believed in them and i didn't get clearance to read them until then. i don't remember stopping believing in them, though. which is kinda.. weird. to have such clear memories about so many parts of that but not when it ended

[but-ter-flie-ge]

'Ollo

I'm back. Pahahaha. That sounded so menacing in my brain. Anyways it's six of crows time again. Crazy I know.

I reread the first book and had to get some thoughts out of my jelly brain:

Firstly: the last time I read the duology I didn't really get the hype around the first book.

It just wasn't that interesting to me and the whole ice court heist felt very... faulty and too fast paced. Everything was kind of weirdly put together and rushed. Fight scenes. Emotional scenes. Most of it except for the flashbacks and the banter felt too quick.

I couldn't connect with the characters and I feel like I also didn't really understand a lot of them. Maybe the fact that I read it in German changed something as well, probably changed something.

Now being older and rereading it after the show while properly indulging in the fandom I found myself enjoying every interaction between the characters and actually really noticed a lot of their growth. I appreciate them more and while reading I could overlook that the ice court heist still felt weird. Or rather the heist wasn't weird but it's weird to me that people call it an absolute masterpiece.

I think it should just be seen as something that it is: "A bunch of messed up teenagers doing the impossible with the help of luck and a few good tricks."

That's a mindset I ought to keep when musing about the heist, I suppose. I'm not sure if it was intended as such but it is what I gathered from it.

Secondly: I cherish the characters way more than before and that makes a major difference. Since what I've mentioned before and I have been constructing the characters in my brain as who they are and what I appreciate about them the first book became 10 times better.

This point is also related to the fact that everything feels rushed because when you barely know the characters their banter might be funny but it doesn't affect you as much as it does once you know them. Now it feels like you're reading of friends joking around instead of strangers.

Kaz:

During the first read I really despised Kaz. I may said I found him interesting but now I feel more like I just said that out of a want to understand what the rest of the world apparently agreed upon which is that Kaz is phenomenal. He's great he's wonderful and a big player when it comes to book crushes.

What I can say is that the TV series really helped me understand and ultimately like Kaz more. Specifically the second season. In the first season, I don't connect Book-Kaz with the Kaz on screen but the second season did him justice. To a degree. (Idk why he gives Nikolai his cane (please fix that)) Probably also because in season 2 he was in his actual plot and habitat.

This time when I write:"I find him interesting." I mean it. I actually really enjoy watching how his character moves and tada! I now even acknowledge his crush on Inej. Because in my first read I subconsciously never really believed him. He was too much of an asshole to me. But even if I believed him I didn't have any pity left to sympathize with him. Blinded by hate I suppose.

This time I actually had an understanding of his actions, why he takes them, and what they mean to him.

I still view him as a ruthless fucker who only has space for himself when it comes to his friends but it's easier to bear when I actually want to know more about his rage and logical reasoning. The way he gets to where he is.

Inej:

In the first read, I may liked Inej. In the second read, I put her on a pedestal and prayed next to her feet every night.

I don't know what hold me from seeing Inej for who she is in my first read but I know that now I could explode with love for her. It's funny to me because I thought I quite enjoyed reading about her but for some reason, it intensified.

Anyways her character growth and the resolve she finds in herself to say no, choosing what's best for her. Oof-

Also, Danielle Galligan (actress of Nina Zenik) said that Inej is just so authentic she brings other people to be truthful in her presence. I just really loved that statement.

Nina and Jesper:

I still adore both of them as I did when I first read it. Nothing much changed. Except maybe it got worse. But all in all, I'm the same old simp.

Wylan and Matthias:

Matthias I found way funnier. During the first read, I was just hating on him for obvious reasons. And even at the end of it all I wasn't a big fan and I didn't grab a lot of his pov nor what Nina meant when she said that he's just a boy with rage planted inside of him.

Now I understand that better and of course, he's still an annoying stupid big honk that doesn't know shit about the world but at least his confusion and the others mocking him were enjoyable. And the character development will forever make me happy.

I adore him and Nina. They're so sweet together and I didn't think I'd ever say that after my first read. But here we are. What a journey it has been.

It's the same as the first time with Wylan. I loved him but I didn't get any chapters from his pov so I was pissed. The show slaughtered the reveal of his dyslexia which I still don't support but maybe they can make the angst work somehow if there's to be a spin-off.

Also, I was scared that he would be useless throughout the whole book. Because in my memory, he wasn't but maybe that's just my old memory blinded by the pink glasses.

However, I think it's often hard to judge Wylan on this since he operates more in the background and with the few resources he has. Of course, he's still a weight the others drag along during the heist but let's be honest: Wylan was less of a problem than other characters messing up.

Obviously one has to consider that Wylan doesn't get the big jobs to begin with but one can counter-argue that Kaz could've left Pekka alone in the cell instead of taking too long and risking all their lives for his vendetta.

This reminds me: the scene where Kaz exposes Jesper about having told a dime lion he's leaving town will forever make me mad for this exact reason.

Kaz says he can't trust Jesper anymore. He says he wanted to punish him by not telling him about Wylan looking like Kuwei or that Wylan and Nina were actually safe when Van Eck destroyed their ship.

I don't even know where to start. Did Kaz ever really trust Jesper? Don't think so. He just knew how to use him but trust? The only one he ever conceded to was Inej which could be considered a spark of trust. That's it. I feel like he doesn't have the right to speak of trust when all he ever gave were simple orders.

Then his thoughts about punishing him.

Dear Kazzle Dazzle, did anyone punish you when your weakness showed and you collapsed in a prisoner wagon even though you knew this could've happened? Did anyone punish you when you left Nina alone in the corridor of a high-security prison? Did anyone punish you when you sent Nina in a death trap with Matthias and Brum that could've gone very wrong very quickly? It was a gamble and he says it himself. He even says he would be the one to pay for all these "tree jokes". But no Kaz. You wouldn't have been the one to take the brunt of this. It would've been Nina. She would've paid with her consciousness. Worse than death.

Nina was lucky that luck was on your side. I guess the third scenario is still very different from the first and second ones because at least Kaz tried to save her but nonetheless it annoyed me that he made it about himself. I get why but the why doesn't help him.

Thirdly: I have my problems with the writing style and plot.

By no means am I a professional especially not when it comes to English as it is not my mother tongue but I just wanted to describe the feeling I've got from it.

This is a tricky one because I'm not the biggest fan of either. I mean the only reveals or plot-twists that really hit home are the ones not related to the ice court. So the biggest portion of the book I wasn't too keen whenever some grand scheme worked because it didn't seem like a scheme at all. It was a lot of luck.

In the first read that bothered me. In the second read it didn't too much.

The writing style isn't my favourite. I don't hate it though. I feel like some of the similes are pretty damn good and the train of thought of the characters and descriptions are nicely woven together. The dialogues are very strong and the banters may be some of the best I've ever read. Even fanfiction got some serious competition here.

However, as I said it felt rushed and like sometimes there wasn't the right feeling for how the scenes should end. When I first read it I found this even worse than in my second read. For instance, the fight with Jesper and Wylan against the Tidemakers doesn't take much longer than a few seconds to read. But apparently, that fight had a big impact on Jesper. It's never mentioned again in the book but it's the start of him questioning whether he should go and learn about his powers. And since we already don't get any background about him in the first book I feel like this at least could've been a longer struggle.

In conclusion, I know it's not all about the plot and a book can be about good characterization and everything. But I also know that I can love something and still criticise it. Usually makes the media even better.

The characters are where the book shines which means a reread or watching the show and then reading it feels like the smarter option to me. It's worth it and it lets you see things in a different light. That's me speaking from my subjective point of view but it's also my review so. Get wrecked I guess?

[number-0-iz]

hi there! this is your secret santa for the grishaverse! i was wondering if you could give me some information on your interests?? like what other media do you like?? (shows, movies, etc.) who is your favorite grishaverse character & ship, what is your favorite genre to read or watch, is there any kind of content you don't like, and are there any triggers i should stay away from, and anything else you wanna share! thanks in advance : )

Oof that's quite the ask! Well here we go:

Other interests:

This is gonna sound cheesy but I love writing when I get the time. The main character of my grishaverse fanfic, Anya Oryalen, truly has a special place in my heart and just feels so real to me, it's a feeling I can't describe.

A lot of the commenters on the fanfic seem to love her as well and it's just something so personal. I have been told that she is a true inspiration and that she is very realistically written in trying to overcome obstacles and hardships and her own walls.

I love to draw but I haven't been able to do it in ages thanks to college and assignments and stuff.

I obviously love to read.

I also love editing for my books and upload then to my YouTube frequently.

Love having sister nights with my older sisters when we're all together.

What other medias do I like:

Well currently I am reading Blades Of Light And Shadow book 2 on the choices stories you play app! I liked book 1 more than book 2 but I still really like it!

I am also on another rewatch of Friends! And Shadow And Bone season 2 so I can take notes for my fanfic!

I haven't really had the time to read other books what with college classes and stuff but the last book I read was Once And Future Witches, currently reading Dragonflight by Anne McCaffery. I also finished volume two of the manga In The Land Of Leadale.

My favourite characters:

My favourite grishaverse characters are Kaz Brekker and Nikolai Lantsov! I have done deepdives on their character, what other people think of them etc as to write beautiful and full characters for my fanfic.

My favourite grishaverse ship:

I'm gonna sound very very basic but I love Kanej. I also like David/Genya and show Malina but not as much as them.

My favourite genre

Well I really love different variations of fantasy. Like contemporary fantasy (fantasy elements in a world like ours), full on fantasy world, historical fantasy, high fantasy and dark fantasy.

I also do quite like Sci fi.

Content I don't like:

(Trigger warning ahead)

Dark genre books that basically tries to reason that things like rape or stalking are okay or sexy. When I say I like dark fantasy, I mean in the sense with gore and death and violence and war and not whatever shit like Haunting Adeline or some SJM stuff that tries to talk good about stuff like abduction. Or the glorification of shit like Stockholm syndrome like in those 365 movies. Read and watch that all you like but keep it away from me and do keep in mind that it is and should always stay fictional.

I'm not a big romance read because I often find that when one focuses solely on the romance storyline, other might suffer. I really prefer it as a sub genres because that way other genres in a book or show can make it feel more whole and complete.

Something else I don't like is how people claim that 'art' or 'architecture' or 'pictures' made by AI are real art/architecture/pictures. I cannot stand that shit. As a writer, artist (don't post that stuff and haven't worked on it a while but still), a person studying Interior Design, that is the type of shit that I absolutely despise and it will have a major effect of the things I will do as a job in the future. Sure some AI can and probably will be helpful in the future but stuff like MidJourney and OpenAI are the dangerous ones that you shouldn't trust at all.

That's about all I can think of! Do come back again and I hope to see more!

[forreasonswretchedandivine]

Well.... guess who just remembered she likes to write sometimes! Here's a short story I wrote for my ff14 OC kazunori:3. One word promt challenge, and the word was "dog". Please ignore any spelling or syntax errors. Or don't I didn't care enough to spellcheck, bite me

TW:bullying, children fighting, blood and injuries, multiple mentions of death and dying

Kazunori risked a glance over his shoulder as he ran, his lungs and legs burned, but he refused to let them catch him this time.

"Those useless little legs of yours can only move so quickly, runt!!" Shouted the xalea boy in yellow.

"You sure?" Kazu responded, feeling that foolish urge to further provoke his pursuers. "From the looks of it my speed ain't the problem here!"

"Orinir. Of all the fucking tribes on the steppe, you had to pick a fight with one of the orinir brats. If they dont catch and kill you, Altani sure as hell will." Kazu thought to himself as he narrowly avoiding falling flat on his face.

Kazunori had learned very quickly that he was not like his sisters, or his mother, or any of the other xalea on these plains he called home. In fact he wasn't au ra at all, but something that the people around him referred to as a lalafell. He learned even quicker that because of this, some folks were gonna make his life a lot harder than it needed to be.

Ajinai and his minions were getting closer and kazu was losing stamina, he needed a way out and now. He racked I

His brain for a moment, before giving in and doing something he tried his dammedest not to: he took his father's advice.

"Kaz, you're getting stronger everyday and with that Lance of yours, I know you can handle yourself." khaliun said as he gently pressed the cold wet cloth to his son's black eye." But you're different from us, and sometimes your best bet isn't to fight or even run. It's to hide."

Of all the things his dad had taught him, kazu hated this the most.

He surveyed the land around him, desperately looking for any way he could shake the 3 boys that were hot on his trail. His gaze landed on a cluster of rocks ahead as he picked up speed, trying to get as much distance from them as possible.

Kazu sprinted as far into the rocks as he could, stopping only when he was fairly certain he had lost them. Looking around and sensing no more danger he breathed a sigh of relief and exhaustion. He closed his eyes to rest them for just a moment, when he felt several hands grabbing and pulling him from his hiding spot. He landed In a small clearing with a Smallwood "Oof!" As the 3 orinir teens blocked off any chance he had of escape. "Hiding is the best bet my ass, old man." he thought to himself.

"What'd I tell you, kazumori?" sneered ajinai as his friends laughed." you can only move so far and and only so fast."

"Ya gotta admit, I damn sure gave you a run for your coin there though! Ol' nub horns to over here looks like he still needs a minute." Kazu laughed trying to mask his fear and fatigue.

The short horned boy to his moved to engage him, but ajinai raised a hand to stop it. "Patience nub horns. Im not done talking to the little shit." Kazu's joke seemed to amuze the leader of the crew, who stepped closer to his fallen prey. "Besides, I'm feeling nice today. Take back what you said, apologize and beg for forgiveness." Hissed ajinai.

Kazu slowly got to his feet, as calmly and as cool as he was able. He dusted himself off and stepped forward to look up at the much taller boy.

"Alright, okay, ya caught me fair'n square so I'll apologize. He sighed in sarcastic defeat. " I am sorry.... sorry that I didn't realize you orinir are so sensitive and soft. I had no idea you all couldn't handle a little friendly ribbing from another tri-". His feet were off the ground and his back hit the rock behind him before he could continue. The impact of ajinai pinning him knocked the wind out of his lungs and made him wince.

"But you're not from another tribe, you little rat. Despite what those fools of the himma might believe you're not one of them and you're not one of us." Ajinai said slowly. "Hells, hearing what happened to your real parents you shouldn't even be alive."

Kazu felt himself freeze, refusing to let them see him cry. Kazu had only recently learned that he was not abandoned on the steppe, but stranded there. Altani figured he was old enough to hear the truth and tried as gently as she knew how to tell kazu about his parents being attacked by monsters while traveling through the plains. No one saw it happen, but Altani and khaliun came discovered them a Few hours later, as well as their child who was hidden in the brush nearby.

"Who told you that?" Kazu whispered.

"Word gets around fast here little kazunori, you know that as well as anyone." " Oh that poor child, made an orphan here of all the places" mocked ajinai in a shrill voice." I wonder what beast did them in, don't you? They probably didn't make much of a meal for whatever finished them off."

The smaller boy's eyes narrowed as he clenched his fists. "Put me down and I'll show you a beast." He snapped.

Ajinai' buddies joined him in laughter at this." Ooooo, real scary kazu!! The popato with a toothpick is gonna get us!" You couldn't even outrun us, freak. What makes you think you could fight us?

Kazu grasped behind his back for his weapon, a gesture that cased the taller boy to drop him and ready his weapon as well.

"I was hoping to kill you under more glorious circumstances, but doing it here and now will do I suppose."

Ajinai's goons moved back to flank kazunori, as he and their leader stared eachother down. The wold around them fell silent, save for their footsteps as they squared off.

"Death's coming for one of us today, and it sure as hell ain't gonna be me." Kazu said flatly.

The two opponents closed in on eachother, trading several strikes to one another. Ajinai lunged forward and blade first, but kazu parried quicker. He leapt upwards and landed light as a feather on his opponent's weapon. A sly smile spread across his lips.

Ajinai moved backwards as kazu swung his spear at him missing any vitals, but cutting his robes.

The taller boy growled in anger and leveled his spear for another attack.

Their focus was broken in an instant, when a low Howl cut through the tension, as they all turned to the noise.

It was at that moment the boys realized where they were and what was coming. This rock formation was empty, because anyone not looking to fight for their life avoided it. This was wolf territory, and the beasts had acquired an acute taste for au ra.

Kazunori scanned his surroundings in a panic, as ajinai chuckled softly.

"You lost your mind orinir? You three might be able to take me, but those wolves are gonna tear us to shreds!"

"Correction, little appetizer!" Said ajinai with a smile." He went low and swept kazu off balance and to the ground. "They'll tear you to shreds. And I'm sure that'll buy us just enough time to get out of here. He quickly spun his spear and gave kazu a quick jab to the side and a strike to the knee, then broke into a sprint, his goons not far behind.

Kazu staggered onto his uninjured knee, trying to raise himself up. But between all the running, fighting, and shit talking, he was exhausted. He had trained so hard to maintain the stamina of the xalea around him, but could never match it. It burned him up inside and caused the throbbing pain in his leg and ribs to intensify.

Snarling could be heard now, this time significantly closer that the wolves last call. Kazu couldn't tell how many there were, but he know they would be upon him soon.

"So this is it huh? This is how I go? The dawn mother's sense of humor is fucked, because being mauled to death just like mom and dad is a real sick joke."

"Well let's focus on the positives, scarce and shitty as they may be. Ajinai won't get the satisfaction of killing me. Neither will Altani when she hears what I did!" He laughed to himself, giving in to his fate.

The looming shadow of one of the wolves drew near, as kazu struggled to his feet. That voice in his head called to him, and gave him strength in his time of need.

"One thing's for certain though." He steadied his blade and his body, ready to charge. "I'm going down fighting."

The beast howled once more as it came into view, kazu charged, but quickly slowed as his fight responses dulled.

As the creature slinked into view, kazu noticed a few things. First, there was no pack behind the wolf. Second the large shadow the creature cast did it no justice, as the "beast" barely came over kazu's spear standing vertical. And lastly, the poor thing looked emaciated, like it hadn't eaten in days. Part of his ear was missing, and his back leg appeared to be bleeding.

Kazu almost dropped his weapon as he fell to his knees in shock and relief.

"Huh..... huh." Was all he said before he burst into tears of laughter and stress.

The beast continued to come closer, no deterred by her preys laughter in the slightest. She attempted to leap at kazu but yelped and landed awkwardly on her side, his injury and clear exhaustion from hunger taking their toll.

"Woah, easy there killer!" Kazu joked as he made rose to come help her. She bared her fangs and tried her hardest to appear intimidating.

"Oh would you relax? I'm not gonna hurt you, and as much as you might want to you aren't gonna hurt me in your sorry state."

She closed her mouth and no longer came closer, but did not back down from her defensive stance. Kazu stopped his movments as well.

"You look hungry, and while I'm sorry to tell you my corpse isn't an option I've got some rations in my bag you can have. Here."

He opened his traveling sack and laid out its contents, then took several steps back. Dried meats, a few greens, and a small circle of dough that appeared to be filled.

"sheperds pie. The old man made it and insisted I take some with me. Surprised the damn thing hasn't been smashed yet."

The wolf cautiously approached to inspect the meal, not breaking eye contact with kazu. She sniffed it quickly and dug in, eating quite loudly.

"No need for the table manners" said kazu sarcastically. He sat down and chewed on a bit of meat he saved for himself. "Enjoy as much as you'd like." The creature barely acknowledged him, before returning to her food.

As she ate kazu notice her balance wavering, the bloody back leg of hers ready to collapse at the slightest breeze.

"I can help with that, but ill have to come closer. That okay?." He offered.

She licked her lips for a moment, as if truly pondering his request. She then turned her back to him, not leaving but presenting the injury.

Though it was not fatal, gashes in her upper thigh were deep. They ran in three jagged lines and stopped just before her foot. Claw marks, and from the looks of it they were made by another wolf. Kazu understood immediately.

"Runt of the litter huh? I know I look crazy strong, but I know what that's like." He said, tearing a piece of cloth from his shirt to for bandaging. He gently place his fingertips to the wound, to which the wolf replied with a deft chomp to his right arm.

"SON OF A- no, no that's fair I should've said something that's on me." He apologized shaking off the pain. " I'm gonna put some stuff on you real quick okay? It's gonna sting but I promise it will help. She steadied herself but kept an eye on the boy, in case she needed to bite him again.

As he wiped the dark green paste on the injury, she let out a quick yelp and started to run, but relaxed as the pain dissolved while kazu wrapped the bandage. She relaxed and sat with some difficulty.

The two sat in silence for a moment, kazu looking for..... anything of interest besides boulders and pebbles, and the wolf staring him down in absolute silence. He avoided looking back for a while, but inevitably making contact.

"Well today has been.......eventful, but it's getting dark. The Old man and Altani are probably looking for me soooooo... bye?" He said as he made his way out of rocky clearing.

As he stepped out into the sunset, he looked down at himself and the state he was in. His shirt was covered in cuts and missing a sleeve, his arm was lightly dripping blood from his bites, and when he wiped his face, his hand came back covered in mud.

"Guess there's still a chance I might die today. They’re gonna kill me when they see me like this." He turned towards home and began the long walk back, when he sensed something creeping behind him. For some reason he feared ajinai and his friends had waited to ambush him all this time, but as he turned towards the presence, he almost collided with the wolf. She stood perfectly still as she looked at him, which made kazu pretty uncomfortable.

"I-I don't have anymore food, and I think you're good on the herbs there friend." He said slowly. The creature did not move.

He stared back in confusion for a moment, then straightened with realization as he turned and started home again. As soon as he took a few steps forward, the wolf took the same amount right behind him. Another several steps, and the wolf mimicked his stride.

" listen mutt, I'm sure you've got your own family to get back to! Hostile as they might seem, I'm sure they're looking for you. Go find them!"

She sat once again, and shifted her front paw impatiently. Kazu heaved a sigh as he folded his arms.

"Huh, uh, nope. You are not coming with me. They barely want me there, what makes you think they're looking for more trouble?"

She whined quietly and pushed her face into his. Despite how scrappy she looked, her Fur felt nice on his face. Even if some of it got in his mouth. He decided he was too tired to argue and turned to leave once again, not stopping to shoo her away.

"Fuck it." Kazu thought. "I'm sure I can convince the altani to let me keep her. And the old man definitely won't say no to another stray."

[maroontragedy]

ty for the tag! <33

how do you spend your free time?

i haven't had much free time in a while, mostly bed rotting lately. other than that, tumblr, books, tv shows, horror movies...

i also like to go to concerts/travel, but that's not in my free time per se - i just make time for it

what are your hobbies, and how did you get into them?

oof. i guess reading, painting (no talent, tho, just making mess), colouring, embroidery. mom liked embroidery, she used to do it all the time, and she taught me how to do it. she also started taking my brother and me to the library as soon as we started school. we loved it, we used to go two or three times a week.

what book or movie left a lasting impression on you?

book(s): 'never let me go' by kazuo ishiguro and 'no longer human' by osamu dazai

movie: idk, i'm not that into movies anymore other than horror movies (khm damaged attention span khm), but let's say 'raw' (2016)

what kind of music do you enjoy?

really depends on the mood, but i've always been a rock, metal, gothic rock girlie. but i can also go from midwest emo to midwest princess in three songs.

current obsession (for the last two years ig): sleep token

who is your favourite character (atm or all time), and why?

ryunosuke akutagawa!!! atm AND all time i believe. that little bug bewitched me.

notable mentions: atsushi nakajima, kaz brekker (book version. i like the tv show portrayal and the actor, but i hate the adaptation itself), juuzou suzuya, suguru getou

tagging: open, I'd love to see everyone's hobbies and favourite books and movies <3

tag + q&a game ₊˚ෆ

hello! i thought it would be cute and exciting to do a tag game with all my mutuals to not only talk about themselves, but have fun! so here is my short little game:

alongside this picrew, share 5 things about yourself!

• how do you spend your free time? • what are your hobbies and how did you get into them? • what book or movie left a lasting impression on you? • what kind of music do you enjoy? • who is your favorite character (atm or all time) and why?

i will start first!

my name is rurumi and i enjoy spending my free time writing!

some of my hobbies (outside of writing) includes: drawing, building gundams and keyboards, and fashion! i got into most of them on a whim and became instantly hooked. aside from self-expression, being into fashion also helps with making friends in college because you always have something to talk about!

a book that left a lasting impression on me would have to be either kafka on the shore by haruki murakami or before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi. both stories have kept me up at night thinking a lot about the 'what ifs' in life.

i enjoy soul/r&b alongside anything of jrock influence, but i will basically listen to anything that sounds good. i am currently listening to 'so what' by lucy!

my favorite character at the moment is rin itoshi from blue lock because hes so ridiculously edgy, but at the same time i sympathize with him a lot. on the other hand, my favorite character of all time is suletta mecury from the witch from mercury series, she's an absolute ball of sunshine that i aspire to be.

tagging (+ no pressure) ₊˚ෆ

@kaiser1ns @naenaex0xx @shomatoriashi @choccorin @ryescapades

@rindreamery @soleillunne @kissxcore @rainswept @mitsvriii

[misterbrekker]

I've just been posting on my main because it's kinda hard to keep up with sideblogs now but I will say I loved season 2

[monakanej]

Wylan gets advice from Kaz

Wylan: Why doesn’t Jesper find me sexy when I bite my lip?

Kaz: Why the fuck are you asking me?

Wylan: *is not scared of Kaz because he never has been* Because you know him best.

Kaz: ... *sighs* I know I’m going to regret asking this but fine. What do you look like when you bite your lip?

Wylan: *bites lip*

Kaz: ...Have you considered biting your bottom lip instead?

[lesbiansanemi]

Not to be fucking cringe on main but i was rewatching the episodes that reveal shigaraki’s backstory and that whole bit where shigaraki is like “my grandparents were always so kind to me, but I didn’t need them to be kind, I needed them to do something” is.... uh.... oof, yeah a lot because it put something into words about my own family that I didn’t even realize I needed explained and Jesus Christ the fact that I deeply relate to fucking two villains from that series is hfjfjdjdskgkdjkd Awful but.... I get it. I completely and utterly get it